Catalogue of Egyptian and Egyptianising Objects and Contexts in the Levant (Late Bronze Age and Iron I)

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A growing number of Egyptian and Egyptianising Objects and Contexts have been recovered from Levantine archaeological contexts of the Late Bronze Age and Iron I periods, the result of the extension of the New Kingdom Egyptian Empire as far north as Ugarit at its greatest extent.

Following is a developing catalogue of objects and contexts thus far revealed, arranged broadly geographically from south to north, from coastal regions to inland.

Contents 1 Southern Canaan 1.1 Gaza and surrounding region 1.2 Deir el-Balaḥ 1.3 Tell el-Ḥesi 2 Shephelah 2.1 Tell el-Farʿah (South) 2.2 Yarmuth 2.3 Lachish 2.4 Gezer 3 Coastal Plain 3.1 Ashdod 3.2 Tel Mor 3.3 Yafo 3.4 Aphek 3.5 Tel Gerisa 4 Akko Plain 5 Northern Valleys 5.1 Megiddo 6 Jordan Valley 6.1 Tel Beth Shean 6.2 Pella 7 Transjordan 8 Galilee 9 Phoenicia 9.1 Tyre 9.2 Nahr el-Kalb 9.3 Byblos 10 Southern Syria 11 Central Syria 11.1 Tell Nebi Mend 12 North Syria 12.1 Ras Shamra 13 Unprovenanced

Southern Canaan

Gaza and surrounding region

• Faience Ring with Amarna Pharaonic Name, Tell Zakariya
• Fragments of Blocks Inscribed for Ramesses II, Gaza (south)
• Gold Ring with Name of Tutankhamun, Tell el-ʿAjjul

Deir el-Balaḥ

• Egyptian Burial Stelae, Deir el-Balaḥ

Tell el-Ḥesi

• Jar Handle with Cartouche of Amenhotep II, Tell el-Ḥesi

Shephelah

Tell el-Farʿah (South)

• Ivory Panels, Tell el-Farʿah (South)

Yarmuth

• Hoard of Bronze Objects
  • Fragmentary Bronze Plaque with Hieroglyphic Inscription

Lachish

• Bronze Plaque with Inscription of Ramesses III, Lachish

Gezer

• Stone Block with nbw-Sign, Tel Gezer
• Glass Amphoriskos, Tel Gezer
• Glass Krateriskos, Tel Gezer

Coastal Plain

Ashdod

• Fragment of Doorjamb with Royal Fanbearer Inscription, Area G, Stratum XIIb, Ashdod
• Glass Inlay with Cartouche of Ramesses II, Area G, Stratum XI, Ashdod

Tel Mor

Yafo

• Commemorative Lion-Hunt Scarab of Amenhotep III, Tel Yafo

Aphek

• Faience Foundation Deposit Plaque, Tel Aphek

Tel Gerisa

• Jar Handle with Stamped Cartouche of Smenkhkare, Tel Gerisa

Akko Plain

• Jar sealing of Seti I, Tell el-ʿIdham
• Jar handle with Stamped Cartouche of Ramesses II, Tel Abu Hawam

Northern Valleys

Megiddo

• Ivory Plaques, Battle and Banquet Scenes, Megiddo
• Ivory Plaque with Inscribed Throne, Chariot and Captive Scene, Megiddo
• Papyrus Capital, Stratum VIII, Megiddo
• Ivory Pen Case with Cartouche of Ramesses III, Megiddo
• Bronze Statue Base of Ramesses VI, Megiddo

Jordan Valley

Tel Beth Shean

• Commemorative Kirgipa Scarab of Amenhotep III, Tel Beth Shean
• Hieratic Ostrakon with Execration Inscription, Tel Beth Shean
• Stela of Seti I, Year 1, Tel Beth Shean
• Stela of Seti I, undated, Tel Beth Shean
• Stela of Ramesses II, Year 18, Tel Beth Shean
• Inscribed Lintel of Thutmose, Tel Beth Shean
• Inscribed Lintel of Ramesses-weser-khepesh, Tel Beth Shean
• Fragments of Inscribed Doorjambs, Building 1500, Tel Beth Shean
• Fragment of Inscribed Doorjamb, Tel Beth Shean
• Statue of Ramesses III, Tel Beth Shean

Pella

• Statue of Egyptian Scribe, Pella

Transjordan

• Stela Fragment of Seti I, Tell esh-Shihab
• the Baluʿa Stela
• the Shihan Stela

Galilee

• Fragment of Egyptian Royal Stela, Tel Kinrot
• Fragment of Statue with Inscribed Hieroglyphs, Hazor

Phoenicia

Tyre

• Stela of Seti I, Tyre
• Stela of Ramesses II, Tyre

Nahr el-Kalb

• Stela of Ramesses II, Year 4, Nahr el-Kalb
• Stela of Ramesses II, undated, Nahr el-Kalb

Byblos

• Blocks Inscribed for Thutmose III, Byblos
• Stela of Ramesses II, Year 4, Byblos

Southern Syria

• Stela of Ramesses II, Year 56, near Damascus

Central Syria

Tell Nebi Mend

• Stela of Seti I, Tell Nebi Mend

North Syria

Ras Shamra

• Commemorative Marriage Scarab of Amenhotep III
• Ivory Bed Panel, Palais Royal
• Fragment of Marriage Vase of Niqmaddu III, Ras Shamra
• Vase Fragments with Cartouches of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, Ras Shamra
• Stela of Maymi
• Fragment of Vase with Cartouches of Ramesses II, Ras Shamra
• Bronze Sword with Cartouche of Merneptah, Ras Shamra

Unprovenanced

• Ramesside Royal Statue (BM 118544)